The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Some of the world’s most popular songs came out of this building.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.